2024-03-27
What happened? Is the conclusion sensible?
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what is the probability of not rejecting the null at 0.05 significance level when testing once?
what is the probability of not rejecting the null at 0.05 significance level when testing twice?
what is the probability of not rejecting the null at 0.05 significance level when testing \(100\) times?
Bonferroni Correction
Significance level: \(\frac{0.05}{\text{# of tests}}\)
Pros and cons of using Bonferroni correction
Storey, John D., and Robert Tibshirani. 2003. “Statistical Significance for Genomewide Studies.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 100 (16): 9440–45.